Hammock or swinging seat and supporting-frame therefor.



W. s. BOWIEA HAMMOGK 0R SWINGING SEAT AND SUPPORTING FRAME THEREFOR.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 10, 1908.

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Patented Feb. 9, 1909.'

WETIJFMST rials- PATENT ni ric WILLIAM s. Bowie, or BOSTON,MASSACEUSETTS, Assieuoaro 'rnn BOWIE MANUFACTUR- me COMPANY, or BOSTON, MASSACHU$ETTS, A' CORPORATION or MASSACHUSETTS.

EAMMOCK OE SW12? GING SEAT AND SUP PORTTNG-FRAME Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. e, 1909.

, Application filed January 1c, 1903. Serial No. 410,113.

To all whom it may conceimf p Be it known that 1, WILLIAM- S; Bowm, of

.Boston, county of Suffolk, State of Massa chusetts, have invented an 'lmprovementin Hammocks or Swinging Seatsand Supporting-Frames Therefor, of which the following is a specification. V

This invention relates to hammocksor swinging-seats and supporting-frames therefor.

It has for its object to construct an improved form of hammock or swinging-seat,

which is adjustable for the purpose of varying its lengthand width, to adapt it for different uses; and also to construct an improved form of supporting-frame for the hammock or swinging-seat, which is portable and is of such shape and dimensions that it may be placed on a piazza or other convenient location;

Figure 1 shows in front elevation aham mock or swinging-seat and supportingframe therefor, embodylng this inventlon;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the partsshown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa modification to be referred to. p 7

The seat conslsts of a rectangular frame a, to Which a canvas or other backing a is attached. It maybe upholstered in any suit able manner. A- side-frame isprovided at each end of the seat-frame, and as herein shown, said side-frames are made alike, or substantially so, and each consists of a rectangular frame b, to which a canvas or other backing Z2 is attached. These side frames are attached to the ends of the seat-frame by hinges so that they may be moved. to occupy difierent positionswith respect thereto. As for instance, they may be arranged upright or thereabouts, or they may be arranged horizontal or thereabouts. A back-frame is also provided for the seatframe which is p constructed substantially ranged upright or thereabouts or horizontal or thereabouts.

The hinges connecting the side-frames with the seat-frame are arranged above the frames, so that said side frames may be turnedinward .upon the seat-frame and the hinges connecting the back-frame with the seat-frame are arranged beneath the sideframes so that .said back-frame maybe turned under and against the seat-frame,

thereby compactly arranging the several frames for the purpose of adapting them to be more readily moved from place to place or packed for shipment.

The seat-frame is suspended from a crossbar eby chains 6 which are connected With the opposite ends thereof, or by other suitable means. The supporting chains, four of which are herein shown, are connected to each corner of the seat-frame, and to rings arranged on the ends of the cross-bar.

The side-frames are held in upright or other adjusted position by chains f, which are connected thereto, at one end, and which have hooks at their opposite ends, adapted to engage any one of the different links of A the supportingphains 6 according to the position which is desired said side-frame shall occupy. The back-frame 1s likewise ield in upright or other adjusted positionby chains 9, which are connected theretoat one end and which have hooks at their opposite ends adapted to engage any one of the links of the supporting-ohainse according to the angle which it is desired it shall occupy. 7 The cross-bar is supported by a screw it which is rigidly connected therewith, and

said screw turns in a nut h stationarily sup-.

ported on a supporting-frame, or it may be swiveled to the supporting-frame. The screw, however, has the advantage of pro: viding a vertical adjustment of the seat as well as permitting its rotation, and such ad ustment may be accomplished by simply rotating the seat.

The supporting-frame consists of an arched frame of suitable dimensions to inclose the seat and pedestals supporting it. i

i, i, represent the pedestals, which may be made of any suitable shape and adapted to rest on the floor, and they may be provided with holes at the ends whereby they may be screwed to the floor, if desired. These pedestals arepreferably connected together by a cross-bar 2".

The arched supporting-frame, may be composed of two pairs of metallic bands, such for instance as strap iron, and represented at j, j,the bands of each pair being arranged in parallelism and bent to form an arch, and the two pairs of bands are separated a short distance, thereby providing front bands and back bands, and cross pieces of wood or other material are arranged side by side or otherwise and connected at their ends to the bands, being interposed between them, belts or other fastening means being employed. The arched sup porting-frame thus constructed is very subsoantial, all the parts are rigidly secured together. In lieu, however, of employing two pairs of metallic bands, two single bands may be deemed sufficient, or two angle iron frames may be employed and the cross bars attached at their ends thereto, as shown in Fig. 3.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the arched supporting-tramemay be constructed in ditl erent ways, and yet come within the scope of my invention.

If desired either one of the side-frames or the back-frame may be omitted.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A hammock or swinging-seat composed of a seatrame, side-frames hinged to the opposite ends thereof, and a back-frame hinged to the rear side thereof, swingingsupports for said seatframe, and chains connected to the side-frames and back frame having means for engaging the swingingsupports at different points, whereby they may be held in dilierent positions of adjust-- ment relative to the seat-frame, substantially as described.

2. A hammock or swinging seat composed of aseat-frame, side frames hinged to the opposite ends thereof, and a back-frame hinged to the rear side thereof, supporting chains connected to the corners of the seatt'rame, and chains connected to the sideirames and back-frame having hooks for engaging the different links of the supporting chains to thereby hold said side-frames and back-frame in ditl'erent positions of adjustment with respect to the scat-frame, substantially as described.

3. A hammock or swinging-seat composed of a seat-frame, a pair of like side-trames hinged to the opposite ends thereof, both adapted to be swung upwardly from a horizontal to a vertical position and to be held in either of said positions, and in positions therebetween, swinging-supporis for said seattrame, and chains connected to the sidei rames having means for engaging the swingingsupports at dil'l'erent points, whereby said side-frames may be held in dill'erent positions of adjustment relative to the seatt'rame, substantially as described.

at. A portable arch-supporting frame, a. hammock or swinging seat consisting of a seat-frame, swinging supports connected at their lower ends thereto, a cross bar curved to correspond to the ciurvature ot the supporting frame to the opposite ends of which the upper ends of said swinging supports are connected, and a vertically adjustable rotatable support rigidly connected to and adapted to be rotated by said cross-bar, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

lVILLIAIrI S. BOVVIE. Witnesses B. J. Norns, H. B. DAVIS. 

